Fat vegan politics: A survey of fat vegan activists’ online experiences with social movement sizeism

Wrenn, Corey Lee

doi:10.1080/21604851.2017.1242359

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“…In cultures across the world, the majority of people eat meat (European Vegetarian and Animals News Alliance, 2013), highlighting that speciesism is a pervasive ideology. Following a vegetarian diet, however, is a direct way of opposing speciesism, proclaiming to oneself and the public that humans should not embody an inherently higher moral status than other animals (Cole, & Morgan, 2011;DeLessio-Parson, 2017;Janssen, Busch, Rödiger, & Hamm, 2016;Menzies & Sheeshka, 2012;Testoni, Ghellar, Rodelli, De Cataldo, & Zamperini, 2017;Torti, SPECIESISM AND VEGETARIANISM 6 2017;Wrenn, 2017). Rejecting speciesism may instill in one a feeling of self-efficacy in food choice, out of which a sense of ethical motivation may emerge and propel one to eschew meat.…”

Section: Speciesism and Vegetarianism 4 Ethical Motivation And Vegetamentioning

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Ethical Motivation and Vegetarian Dieting: The Underlying Role of Anti-speciesist Attitudes

Rosenfeld

2019

Anthrozoös

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The most common motivation people have for becoming vegetarian is ethical concern about using animals for food. One ideology called speciesism-which entails assigning different moral worth to different species of animals-is thought to play a central role in promoting ethical vegetarianism. Following a vegetarian diet provides a means of opposing speciesism, proclaiming to oneself and the public that humans should not embody an inherently higher moral status than other animals. Yet the extents to which speciesism and dietary motivations exert direct effects on the decision to go vegetarian remain unknown. Through two preregistered studies, I investigated links between speciesism, ethical dietary motivation, and vegetarian status. In Study 1 (N = 576), I found that ethical motivation partially mediated the link between speciesism and vegetarian versus meat-eater status. However, the direct effect of speciesism on vegetarian status remained large, such that rejection of speciesism was a much stronger predictor of participants' vegetarian status than was their reported level of ethical dietary motivation. In Study 2 (N = 201), I found that although vegans reported having greater ethical dietary motivation than vegetarians did, this effect disappeared when controlling for speciesism. Thus, vegans' greater rejections of speciesism explained why they were more ethically motivated than vegetarians were. These studies suggest that beliefs about speciesism may predict certain eating behaviors more robustly than ethical motivation does. Accordingly, in studying eating behavior, it may valuable to consider not only what motivations people report for their food choices but also the ideological notions they bring to the table.

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Section: Speciesism and Vegetarianism 4 Ethical Motivation And Vegetamentioning

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Ethical Motivation and Vegetarian Dieting: The Underlying Role of Anti-speciesist Attitudes

Rosenfeld

2019

Anthrozoös

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“…The extensive use of visual tools and the completeness and detail of the text of the project description assume particular relevance in the vegan crowdfunding context. In this context, users must understand their own vision of veganism (Wrenn, 2017) and how the project supports the food choices, identity and attitudes of vegans. Therefore, the following hypothesis can be introduced.…”

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Are vegans generous? An exploration of the success factors of vegan crowdfunding projects

Giakoumelou

Petruzzella

Vitolla

2023

BFJ

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PurposeCrowdfunding is a relatively new alternative method of raising capital for new ventures. In recent years, crowdfunding has also gained prominence within the food industry. On the basis of signaling theory, this study aims to analyze the success factors of vegan crowdfunding campaigns, which remains unexplored in academia.Design/methodology/approachThis study employs a logistic regression analysis on a sample of 200 vegan crowdfunding campaigns launched in Europe between 2014 and 2021 on the popular crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.FindingsThe results show that the number of images, comments and updates as well as the readability of project descriptions positively impact the success rate of vegan crowdfunding campaigns. Furthermore, the length of the project description has a negative effect, whereas the number of videos has no bearing on the success of vegan crowdfunding campaigns.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge, this study pioneers examining the success factors of vegan crowdfunding campaigns. This study enriches the literature in several ways. First, this study contributes to an open debate on the success factors of crowdfunding. Second, this study provides knowledge about the factors that can favor the success of vegan initiatives. Third, this study confirms the usefulness of signaling theory as a theoretical framework for understanding vegan crowdfunding.

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“…From a colonial perspective, Wrenn (2017) highlights that a criticism of veganism is its apparent "failure to embrace multiculturalism to the point of aggravating inequality for many demographics and complicating alliance building" (p.90). In addition, Wrenn (2017) argues that animal rights movements have long been associated with "whiteness" (p.150), and as a result have been noted as a major deterrent to demographics of color. The example below provides evidence of how racialized groups such as Native Americans use animals as a means of survival and provides evidence to defend and justify non-vegan cultural practices.…”

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Vegan Rhetoric: Online Discussion Platforms

Shaw¹

2021

Preprint

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This MRP addresses the rhetoric used in regard to veganism by analyzing comments made within forums on the social media platform Reddit. It focuses on analyzing the rhetoric used by individuals who follow a vegan diet, as well as the response rhetoric from those who are anti-vegan and/or do not follow a vegan diet. This MRP also addresses the stigma present towards vegans and veganism as a whole. In addition, this MRP discusses why social media is being used to investigate vegan rhetoric and what strategies both sides of the veganism debate use to advocate their viewpoint. The objective of this MRP is to examine the normalization and stigmatization of veganism online as well as the role that the rhetoric surrounding veganism plays for both vegans and non-vegans on social media. The literature review addresses the overarching themes of vegan rhetoric, with a focus on the differing rhetoric used by vegans and non-vegans. Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) was used as a theoretical framework for addressing the research questions. The study explores the normalization and stigmatization of veganism online and examines the potential for rhetorical consistencies and patterns that can be found within the rhetoric surrounding veganism on an online forum. The findings reveal that veganism is both stigmatized and normalized online. The analyses demonstrate that veganism is stigmatized more than it is normalized. Rhetorical consistencies and patterns were found to be commonly used by both parties to support their position in the veganism debate including strategies involving environmental, health, and ethical rhetoric. In future studies, it would be of interest to expand the data collection in order to find evolving keywords and patterns surrounding online vegan rhetoric.

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Fat vegan politics: A survey of fat vegan activists’ online experiences with social movement sizeism

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Cited by 14 publications

References 17 publications

Ethical Motivation and Vegetarian Dieting: The Underlying Role of Anti-speciesist Attitudes

Ethical Motivation and Vegetarian Dieting: The Underlying Role of Anti-speciesist Attitudes

Are vegans generous? An exploration of the success factors of vegan crowdfunding projects

Vegan Rhetoric: Online Discussion Platforms

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